While Davinson Sanchez's £42m arrival back in the summer of 2017 has been something of a blemish on Tottenham Hotspur's record of centre-back signings, generally speaking, Spurs have recruited extremely well in the position in recent years.

Indeed, this season, the £42m Cristian Romero has made a fantastic addition in the heart of the Tottenham defence, while Toby Alderweireld's £11.4m signing back in 2015, Eric Dier's £4m arrival in 2014 and Jan Vertonghen's £9.5m acquisition back in 2012 all proved to be incredibly successful moves by the north London side.

However, there is one player who Daniel Levy will undoubtedly rue missing out on back in the summer of 2015 - when Tottenham reportedly had the opportunity to sign Dayot Upamecano for as little as £300k.

Sold at £1.98m, now worth £101m

Indeed, after watching the then-16-year-old in action for France at the U17 European Championship in Bulgaria, Spurs scouts are believed to have been left in awe at the defender's athleticism and ball-playing ability, identifying the youngster as the perfect candidate for Mauricio Pochettino's project in north London.

However, Tottenham ultimately missed out on the signing of the 6 foot 1 centre-back to Red Bull Salzburg, with the Austrian side willing to pay FC Valenciennes a much higher fee than the Premier League outfit, with Upamecano making a £1.98m move to the Red Bull Arena.

Just two years later, after highly impressing for Salzburg, the then-18-year-old was on the move again, securing a £16.65m switch to RB Leipzig - a club where the defender went on to establish himself as one of the most exciting talents in European football.

The player who Rio Ferdinand dubbed "formidable" completed his rise to the very top of the professional game last summer, sealing a £37m move to Bayern Munich - who handed the £101m-rated machine a five-year deal on a reported £132k-per-week.

As such, while hindsight is a wonderful thing, it is clear for all to see that Daniel Levy had a shocker when failing to secure the signing of Upamecano back in 2015, as the France international is now not only one of the most valuable defenders in world football, he is also one of the most talented.

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